Topic In this paper, form a hypothesis about the causes/effects of some CONTROVERSIAL or debatable social issue that there is no definitive answer for; then, do research to find the strengths and weaknesses of your hypothesis to determine its validity. All subjects must be approved by your teacher, and all students must have a different topic. Be sure your research question and hypothesis are updated on the google doc from Oct. 31. Research Research information to help you prove or disprove your hypothesis. You must use electronic sources, no printed ones. The options are any library database, newspaper, .ORG (other than wikipedia), .GOV, or .EDU site. If you think you may need additional resources—like a blog—consult with the teacher first before using them. The aim of the research is to find credible information to examine the strengths and the weaknesses of your hypothesis and then explain if it was accurate and the importance of that finding for the future. Format The paper should have 6 sections: an introduction, 3-5 pros (factors arguing for your hypothesis), 3-5 cons (factors arguing against your hypothesis), results (final assessment if the hypothesis is correct), implications (for future), and references. Turn In Paper • Title page • 8- page essay 1 paragraph --introduction 3-5 paragraph --pro’s 3-5 paragraph --con’s 2 paragraph --results 1 paragraph --future implications (conclusion) • 4-5 Citations per body paragraph ) – (Smith, 2010, para. 3) · References (10 sources) · Include Appendix • Use Sectional Headings Notes Turn in a complete draft only: title page, outline, essay, references, and appendix. After your topic is approved, follow and turn in the writing steps listed on the reverse of this page. See page 3 for due dates. Essay 3 Writing Steps Forming research questions, an hypothesis, & finding sources 1. Choose a topic related to the course subject you chose earlier in the semester. It should be one with no easy answer and that you want to spend time exploring. Search wikipedia.org or other Internet sites to get a quick overview of your topic and its related issues. Form questions (essential and supporting) to guide you. 2. Choose a topic area • Topic: Video games 3. Write 1 (essential) research question that you can use to start and guide your research. • Research Question: Are video games bad for pre-school children? 4. Brainstorm 5-20 supporting questions about subtopics you can research to understand your topic better. 5. Use the questions to form an hypothesis to guide your paper. The hypothesis is what you plan to test in your paper. It should result from your questions and answers to them that you have researched. Be as specific as possible, limiting your topic to a workable level of detail. Make the hypothesis one sentence only and include the social group and a specific technology that you are writing about. 6. After the working hypothesis, you can begin finding sources that will inf ...

1. Topic
In this paper, form a hypothesis about the causes/effects of
some CONTROVERSIAL or debatable social issue that there is
no definitive answer for; then, do research to find the strengths
and weaknesses of your hypothesis to determine its validity. All
subjects must be approved by your teacher, and all students
must have a different topic.
Be sure your research question and hypothesis are updated on
the google doc from Oct. 31.
Research
Research information to help you prove or disprove your
hypothesis. You must use electronic sources, no printed ones.
The options are any library database, newspaper, .ORG (other
than wikipedia), .GOV, or .EDU site. If you think you may need
additional resources—like a blog—consult with the teacher first
before using them. The aim of the research is to find credible
information to examine the strengths and the weaknesses of
your hypothesis and then explain if it was accurate and the
importance of that finding for the future.
Format
The paper should have 6 sections: an introduction, 3-5 pros
(factors arguing for your hypothesis), 3-5 cons (factors arguing
against your hypothesis), results (final assessment if the
hypothesis is correct), implications (for future), and references.
Turn In
Paper

2. • Title page
• 8- page essay
1 paragraph --introduction
3-5 paragraph --pro’s
3-5 paragraph --con’s
2 paragraph --results
1 paragraph --future implications (conclusion)
• 4-5 Citations per body paragraph ) – (Smith, 2010, para. 3)
· References (10 sources)
· Include Appendix
• Use Sectional Headings
Notes
Turn in a complete draft only: title page, outline, essay,
references, and appendix. After your topic is approved, follow
and turn in the writing steps listed on the reverse of this page.
See page 3 for due dates.
Essay 3 Writing Steps
Forming research questions, an hypothesis, & finding sources
1. Choose a topic related to the course subject you chose earlier
in the semester. It should be one with no easy answer and that
you want to spend time exploring. Search wikipedia.org or other
Internet sites to get a quick overview of your topic and its
related issues. Form questions (essential and supporting) to
guide you.
2. Choose a topic area
• Topic: Video games
3. Write 1 (essential) research question that you can use to start
and guide your research.

3. • Research Question: Are video games bad for pre-school
children?
4. Brainstorm 5-20 supporting questions about subtopics you
can research to understand your topic better.
5. Use the questions to form an hypothesis to guide your paper.
The hypothesis is what you plan to test in your paper. It should
result from your questions and answers to them that you have
researched. Be as specific as possible, limiting your topic to a
workable level of detail. Make the hypothesis one sentence only
and include the social group and a specific technology that you
are writing about.
6. After the working hypothesis, you can begin finding sources
that will inform your exploration of the topic.
A. Find sources on all sides of the issue—for, against, and
undecided—and sources about related issues.
B. Gather twice the amount of sources officially needed. You
can/should use the sources you have already written about in the
first two papers.
C. Read and whittle the sources down to the 10 best ones.
D. Take notes and organize the information from good sources
into an outline (like the synthesis paper).
E. Refine your hypothesis along the way, if needed.
F. Gather quotations you can use.
G. Draft the paper.
H.

4. Use THESE sources and THIS RESERCH TOPIC with the
SAME HYPOTHESES and SAME SUPPORTING DETAILS.
https://www.southuniversity.edu/whoweare/newsroom/blog/mob
ile-phones-and-society-how-being-constantly-connected-
impacts-our-lives-137313
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone
.0179802
https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa14/2014/09/07/the-affects-cell-
phones-have-on-social-skills/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mental-
mishaps/201401/cell-phones-are-changing-social-interaction
http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2871&
context=td
http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/waoe/miakotkol.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4291831/
http://www.newsactivist.com/en/articles/kaldors-intro-
sociology-fall-2013/how-have-cell-phones-impacted-teenagers-
socialization
https://www.elon.edu/docs/e-
web/academics/communications/research/vol6no1/02DragoEJSp
ring15.pdf
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_smartphones_
are_killing_conversation
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
HYPOTHESES

5. “My opinion is…”
“When I research, I think I will find…”
3 supporting details/reasons why you believe your hypothesis
Does cell phones keep us connected or apart?
Overusing cell phones does affect our interactions and keeps us
apart.
1)Cell phones are considered addictive.
2)Cellphones make people compare each other lives which can
lead to jealousy.
3)Overusing cell phones can lead to physical disease